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Milk Can.

Patented Aug.

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JAMES A. BENNETT, OF MILLERTON,'NEW YORK.

Latte-rs Patent No. 80,800,0Zated August 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MILK-CANS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONQERNt Be it known that I, JAMES A. BENNETT, cf Millerton, in the county of Dutchess, and State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use, a certain new and useful Improvement in Milk-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full and correct description of the nature of the said invention, reference: being had to the annexed drawing, making part of this specification, whe'rein- Figure 1 is a vertical section of said can without the central band.

Figure 2 is an elevation of thebaud separate from the can, and

Figure 3 is an inverted plan of the can.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

In milk-cans, strength and lightness are very important. It is also equally necessary that the can be adapted to preserving the contents from the heat ofthe sun in transportation during the summer.

Cans that have heretofore been made with a view to effecting the latter object, do not allow 'the milk to cool sutlicicntly rapid after milking, but, by retaining thenatu'ral Warmth, render the same liable to become sour.

Thenature of my said-invention consists in amilk-can formed with two sheet-metal jackets, one near the top and the other near the bottom of the outside of the can, leaving the intermediate portion of the can exposed, so that theremay be the proper extent of surface exposed toinsure the milk cooling after being milked,-and I apply a movable band at this exposed portion of the can after the milk isco oled.

The metallic jaeketsstrengthen the can,- as well as protect it from the-directaays of the sun, and the movable hand, when applied, effects the same object. I i I V In the drawing, a represents the cylindrical portion of the camel) the breast, c the neck, and d the flaring I mouth.

cis the bottom of the can,'strengthened.by bands, ff, passed entirely across, and soldered upon said bottom of the can.

'g is the upper sheet-metal jacket, made of suliiciently heavy tinned iron, and soldered, at the points 1 and 2, to the cane.

7 is the lower sheet-metal jacket, soldered to the can a at the point 3, and may be soldered to the bottom of the-can, around the edges thereof, at 4, as shown.

The jacket 71, projects below the can a, and receives the iron hoop i, riveted totho jacket-h, to form a strong base for the can. r

The jackets g and it are formed of sheet metal, with the ends folded over in one direction, either inwardly or outwardly, ass'een at 5 5, fig. 3, and over these a clasp-piece,'k, of? heavy sheet metal isdrivcn, having its edges returned, as seen at 6 6, which, taking the folds 5 5, makes'a very strong seam, that is smoother and more durable than riveting, and the edges of the folds may besoldered.

By forming the edges 6 6 slightly tapering, the jackets may be drawn tightly upon the can, as said pieces 7: are driven upon their ends. I V V The jackets g it form non-couductingair-spaces that prevent, to a considerable extent, the injurious effects upon the milk of changes of temperature or the direct rays of the sun, and the portion of the can between'theso jackets, that is left exposed, is suflicient to allow the milk to coolrapidly after milking.

' The cover, Z, of the can is made in anyrusual manner. I

The space between thejackets g and h is suflicient to allow the warm milk to cool by the radiation to the temperature of the atmosphere or cold water in which the can is usually placed, and in extreme warm weather the can is to be protected from the suns rays by a band applied around" the same. i I have shown a metal band, m, with folded ends, held by the slide claspn. A band of cloth or other material might, however, he applied at this point for the same purpose. a

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is-

1. A milk-can, made with the holiow sheet-metal jacketsg h, forming non-conducting air-chambers, between which jackets the can is exposed for the purposes and as set forth.

2. The rcmovableband m, in combination with thejackets g It, for covering the can between said jackets,

as specified. p

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my'signature, this 25th day of January, A. D. 1868.

JAS A. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

W. sinuous, JOHN M. BENEDICT. 

